FCC PROPOSAL SETS UP BATTLE: The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday advanced rules that would let broadband providers charge companies for preferential handling of Web traffic, a move that has driven a wedge between technology giants on how to keep the Internet open. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler‘s proposal would ban broadband providers from blocking or slowing down websites, but it would leave the door open for them to strike deals with content companies for preferential treatment—or fast lanes to customers.